The Rutabaga

0 commentsArea supplies of marijuana were abruptly choked off earlier this week when Green County resident Lloyd Shmelt, 75, was interrupted by agents with the Blue Ridge Narcotics Task Force during the long-...

22 commentsMaking the call to close schools for inclement weather has always been tough for school officials, particularly when the snow hasn't even started falling. In Albemarle and Charlottesville, a pilot...

59 commentsAfter handing out an open-ended permit to Occupy Charlottesville to stay in Lee Park indefinitely, as well as a permit for building fires, Charlottesville City Council took a bold step Monday and...

59 commentsAfter handing out an open-ended permit to Occupy Charlottesville to stay in Lee Park indefinitely, as well as a permit for building fires, Charlottesville City Council took a bold step Monday and...

4 commentsFranklin P. Bowers continues to follow the water debate from his bedside, even though it has made his head swell.
PHOTO COURTESY BETTY BOWERS
The cause of a recent case of hydrocephalus, more...

36 commentsGordonsville resident Buck Smoltz was pilloried today for smoking in the Blue Light Grill.
PHOTO BY ALAN SMITHEE
Reacting to public dissatisfaction with the light fine that accompanies the new...